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23 février 2015

Despite school closures, Ireland sees boost in non-EU numbers

By Natalie Marsh. The number of non-European students going to Ireland over the last year has risen, according to new statistics released by Frances Fitzgerald, the Minister for Justice and Equality in Ireland. More...

23 février 2015

US State Department’s ELT MOOC breaks participation records

By Natalie Marsh. An English teaching course run by the US State Department on MOOC platform Coursera broke participation and completion records immediately after its inception last spring. The course has began its second phase of the year this month and continues to attract participants from around the world. More...

23 février 2015

Indian billionaire urges gov to open doors to foreign providers

By Sara Custer. G P Hinduja, co-chairman of the Hinduja Group, a UK-based conglomerate valued at $25bn, has urged India’s government to pass legislation allowing foreign providers to establish universities in country. More...

23 février 2015

QE, QEd mission targets emerging LatAm markets

By Sara Custer. The recent Quality English and Quality Education mission to South America targeted pioneering markets in Ecuador and Peru in a bid to connect with emerging agents, organisers have said. More...

23 février 2015

Dutch gov launches €5m scholarship fund

By Sara Custer. The Netherlands has launched a €5m annual national scholarship scheme funding international experiences for some 1,500 domestic and foreign students. More...

23 février 2015

English Australia partners with EAQA

By Sara Custer. Australia’s peak body for English language providers, English Australia, has partnered with pan-European quality agency association EAQA as part of its Partner Agency Program launched last year. More...

23 février 2015

France debates ban on Muslim veils in universities

The debate over wearing veils at public universities has resurfaced after reports of professors singling out women for wearing hijabs. Both politicians and the public are struggling to find a balance between French secularism and religious tolerance.
The issue of whether to let women wear scarves at university came into the spotlight earlier this month when a professor at the Paris XIII university said that he did not support “religious symbols in public places”, referring to a young woman wearing a hijab in his class. The professor was demoted for his comments. More...

23 février 2015

Jordanian Higher Education Flunks a National Test

Al FanarBy Saba Abu Farha - Al-Fanar. More than half of Jordanian universities failed a national proficiency exam held by the ministry of higher education last month. The exam is administered to students but the government then evaluates the universities by how well their students did. More...

23 février 2015

Study finds higher education adds $63.5 billion to NC’s economy

By Jane Stancill. A new report says higher education as a whole in North Carolina had a $63.5 billion impact on the state’s economy in 2012-13.
The analysis is the first to measure the statewide impact of the UNC system, the state’s community colleges and the 36 private colleges in North Carolina. It was conducted by an Idaho-based firm, Economic Modeling Specialists International, commissioned by the private colleges and private funds from the public universities and the North Carolina Chamber. More...


Read more here: http://www.newsobserver.com/2015/02/18/4565460_study-higher-education-adds-635.html?rh=1#storylink=cpy
23 février 2015

Standing Tall When Small: What Small Colleges Can Contribute to Higher Education

Résultat de recherche d'images pour "huffingtonpost logo"By . I am short in height -- 5' 2" on a good day. I wear size 6 clothing; size 6 shoes. My ring size is 6. In a family of relative giants, I stood beneath them. Physical size does, unfortunately, affect how we are viewed -- bigger is better in America. It is not a coincidence that our recent presidents and many presidential candidates are 6' or more (Obama; Clinton (Bill); Bush (all three); Romney; Kerry). Tall usually wins although that may change with women candidates. More...

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